‘Insufficient’ amount of charging points in Clare
Electric car owners are “irate” over the “insufficient” amount of charging points in Co Clare.
Carmel Kirby
Community service suggested for illegal dumping culprits
Personnel convicted of illegal dumping and littering should be assigned to community service work, a request put forward to the Minister for Justice and Equality has outlined.
‘If we were in Mayo we’d get €280m for it’ – Talty critical of N85 delay
*A section of the N85 at Inagh. Consultants for works along the N85 from Ennis to Ennistymon are to be appointed in early 2020, a Director of Service with Clare County Council has confirmed.
Mayor Crowe told off for attracting rats to compost bin
The Mayor of Clare has been told off for not knowing how to compost correctly after it emerged “a multitude of rats” took residence in his bin.
‘Increase planting of native trees on Council property’ – McMahon
Consideration will be given to a request to the increase amount of native trees planted on Council owned land across Co Clare.
Local roads deteriorating with emphasis on regional routes – Cooney
*Mullaghmore. Photograph: Clare By Nature Lack of funding will prevent Clare County Council from concentrating solely on improving local and minor roads within the county as part of the schedule of road works.
Renewed calls to for smoking free beaches in Clare
“There is an opportunity” for a non smoking policy to be implemented on Clare’s beaches.
Laws for illegal encampments too lenient say Clare councillors
*The illegal encampment at Skehanagh Roundabout earlier this summer. Photograph: Cllr Paul Murphy Prosecutions for illegal encampments within the county are not working, elected representatives in Clare have claimed.
New layout of Flannans Road is ‘protecting cyclists but not drivers’
Driver behaviour needs to change to become accustomed to the controversial road layout linking St Flannans College to the Kilrush Rd, a leading official in Clare County Council has said.
“Make Clare water great again”
*Replacement works being carried out in Ennistymon this April. Photograph: Clare County Council Businesses in Clare are “losing money” due to “poor water quality”.